SNAPSHOTThe story begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader. The series stars Continue Reading
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When life is broken and you’ve lost it all … or have you? Thoughts on Obi-Wan Kenobi (S1, E1-2)
There’s a point in the opening episode of any new TV series where you discover whether you are going to be watching a pedal-to-the-metal affair, where things move fast and really stop to collect their breath, or whether you will be treated to a far more thoughtfully meditative affair, one Continue Reading
“That’s what a reckoning looks like”: Teaser trailer released for Star Wars: Andor
SNAPSHOTThe Andor series will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with Continue Reading
A tantalising ton of TV trailers: Prehistoric Planet, Only Murders in the Building, Asteroid Rush, Queer as Folk + The Umbrella Academy (S3)
My To Be Watched list is beginning to look unsettlingly like my To Be Read pile – toweringly big, bigger than Canada and unlikely to be fully conquered in my lifeline. And yet, despite the implacable odds arrayed against me, I keep believing, thanks to a weird hope springs eternal Continue Reading
Thoughts on Picard (S2, E6 -10)
SOME SPOILERS AHEAD … AND BORG … AND Q … AND TIME TRAVEL-Y STUFF … One of the great joys of Jean-Luc Picard’s (Patrick Stewart) return to the small (now streaming) screen is the chance we have had to see who he is as a person now, and how that Continue Reading
When everyone has left the stage … the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 grand final wrap-up
The Eurovision Song Contest is over for another year. It’s sad, as always, because if there is one thing Eurovision does better than just about any other event, it’s remind us that good and wonderful things still exist in the world. Beset as we are by war, climate change, rising Continue Reading
#Eurovision 2022 – Italian cultural festival TV review: An Astrological Guide For Broken Hearts / Guida astrologica per cuori infranti (S1 & 2)
The recipe for the average romantic comedy is relatively simple. Two people who meet-cute in the most magical or banal of circumstances whereby an immediate, irresistible connection is sparked, one which cannot, of course, be given into because of one major obstacle, or several, and which after some torturous will-they, Continue Reading
What waits for us in the Night Sky?
It’s a rare thing to see a trailer for a TV/streaming series and know, pretty much immediately, that you’ll be all the poorer for it if you don’t watch it. Sure, you can be intrigued, enthralled and excited but that sense of compelling FOMO is a wonderfully uncommon occurrence, which Continue Reading
Behold the House of the Dragon’s all-new trailer and posters full of fire and blood
SNAPSHOTAdapted from Martin’s Targaryen history book Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The show will focus on an infamous event in Westeros history known as the Dance of the Dragons. This is a civil war that took place between siblings Aegon II and Continue Reading
Whimsically powerful pop: My 5 favourite Eurovision songs of all time
Like a lot of people I have been watching the Eurovision Song Contest for a great many years. During that time, I have fallen in love with a great many songs – contrary to what the naysayers and trolls say the contest produces far more catchy songs than it does Continue Reading